Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Chiropodomys muroides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Chiropodomys
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Chiropodomys muroides

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat and Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.